OSForensics vs X-Ways Imager
OSForensics
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| Figure | OSForensics | X-Ways Imager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $78.75/mo | 6.17 CHF/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 2 |
| Spec score · Digital Forensics Software | 8.1 (#10) | 7.0 (#27) |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia | Bünde, Germany |
| Purpose | OSForensics is digital investigation software for extracting forensic data from computers. | X-Ways Imager is a forensic disk imaging tool and a stripped-down version of X-Ways Forensics focused on imaging functionality. |
| Support | Purchases include business-hours support by phone, email or online forums; the trial edition includes free public forum support. | The maker lists general or technical inquiries by email and says to check the program help or user manual first. |
Plans
OSForensics
- OSForensics FreeFree
- OSForensics Trial EditionFree
- OSForensics Subscription$95 a month
- OSForensics Subscription$945 a year
- OSForensics Perpetual License (12 months support)$1,680, paid once
- OSForensics Perpetual License (36 months support)$3,675, paid once
- OSForensics Site LicensePriced on request
X-Ways Imager
- X-Ways Imager non-perpetual license74 CHF a year
- X-Ways Imager perpetual license157 CHF, paid once
In their own words
OSForensics
OSForensics is digital investigation software for extracting and examining forensic data from computers. It searches and indexes files, looks inside documents and email archives, and attempts to recover deleted files. Hashing can verify evidence or compare it with known files, while extension checks can flag files whose extensions are incorrect. The software can surface recent activity such as opened documents, web history, connected USB devices, and network shares. Password tools target commonly used web browsers and can use rainbow tables to retrieve passwords from hashes. Investigators can group evidence into case files, cryptographically hash data, and export reports readable as HTML or PDF, with narratives and external reports. It can maintain a secure audit trail and create or restore disk images for analysis. OSForensics can also run from a portable USB drive. Listed evidence sources include Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS/macOS file systems, plus disk images, memory dumps, email, browser data, registry hives, SQLite, and ESE databases. Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11 are listed, as are several Windows Server versions. A free license and a 30-day trial are listed; subscription pricing is $95 per user per month.
X-Ways Imager
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